Morehead in Rowan County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

First Faculty And Staﬀ

1923

By Tom Bosse, November 4, 2017

1. First Faculty And Staff Marker

Inscription. President Frank C. Button employed nine persons to constitute the faculty and administrative staff of Morehead State Normal School when it reopened in 1923-24 as a public institution. They included Charles D. Lewis, Academic Dean; Inez F. Humphrey, English; Emma Shader, music; Dan M. Holbrook, mathematics; Charles O. Peratt, history; Evelyn Royalty, expression (speech); Henry C. Haggan, agriculture; Ruby Vansant, mathematics; and Anna Carter, secretary. The nine first were memorialized in 1960 with the naming of student family apartment buildings in Lakewood Terrace, all of which have been razed.

Location. 38° 11.179′ N, 83° 26.13′ W. Marker is in Morehead, Kentucky, in Rowan County. Marker can be reached from 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morehead KY 40351, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2017. This page originally submitted on November 17, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.